Connecticut CPA Requirements

Connecticut State Requirements & Education Options

General Requirement

Applicant shall possess good character. Good character means lack of a history of dishonest or felonious acts.

Applicant must meet experience and education requirements.

Education

An applicant must have a bachelors degree with a minimum of 150 semester hours of college education which includes all of the following:

A baccalaureate degree from a four-year (4-year) college or university accredited by a CHEA Regional Accrediting Organization, or equivalent to that status as determined by the Board. Only two (2) schools are currently considered equivalent: Bob Jones University and Everest University.

A minimum of 36 semester hours in accounting, which may include a basic or an introductory accounting course;

30 semester hours in economics and business administration, other than accounting courses; and

At least 60 semester hours in general education.